# United States All employees, thousands, communications equipment manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, communications equipment manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted was up 4.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with 2.7% in September 2026.
The level stood at 84.20 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.9% (Oct 2024) to 5.3% (Aug 2026), averaging −0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31334200`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (442 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-communications-equipment-manufacturing-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 84.20 thousands | 4.5 |
| September 2026 | 82.40 thousands | 2.7 |
| August 2026 | 83.90 thousands | 5.3 |
| July 2026 | 83.70 thousands | 4.9 |
| June 2026 | 83.50 thousands | 4.9 |
| May 2026 | 82.40 thousands | 3.8 |
| April 2026 | 81.90 thousands | 3.9 |
| March 2026 | 80.60 thousands | 1.9 |
| February 2026 | 81.00 thousands | 3.1 |
| January 2026 | 80.70 thousands | 2.5 |
| December 2025 | 80.60 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 80.20 thousands | 0.1 |
| October 2025 | 80.60 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2025 | 80.20 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2025 | 79.70 thousands | −2.1 |
| July 2025 | 79.80 thousands | −3.0 |
| June 2025 | 79.60 thousands | −4.3 |
| May 2025 | 79.40 thousands | −4.3 |
| April 2025 | 78.80 thousands | −4.3 |
| March 2025 | 79.10 thousands | −5.0 |
| February 2025 | 78.60 thousands | −6.5 |
| January 2025 | 78.70 thousands | −6.8 |
| December 2024 | 79.70 thousands | −6.7 |
| November 2024 | 80.10 thousands | −6.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31334200"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31334200",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```